Ticket holder



Sept. 9, 1930. M. MACDQNALD TICKET HOLDER Filed Feb. 10, 1927 N y?. ES.

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Patented Sept. 9, 1930 MURDocK MACDONALD, oE CLEVELAND, omo` TICKET HOLDER The present invention relating as indicated 'to ticket holders, '1s' particularly directed to th my improved device for releasably and slidably holding a pad of what are commonly sfcalled transfers for use onv street railways,

bus lines and the like. One of the principal objects ofthe invention is the provision of such a device which will be simple in construction'and convenient'in operation to pertearing off ofsections of mit the marking and dateand hour of issuance.'` To the accomplishment of the forey goingand related ends,s.aid invention, then,

consists o'f themean's' hereinafter fully declaims. .n The Yannexed drawing Iand lthe following description vset forth indetail-certain mechanism embodying the invention, such` disclosed means constituting, however, but one of va.- rious mechanical forms' in which the principle o'ftherinvention may be used. siaidfannexed drawing 1 Fig; Vl is ay plan view of my improved holder; Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same Fig. Sis a section on the line 3`-3 in Fig. 1'; and Fig. 4 isa plan view of a transfer after the severancefrom the stub'by meansof my imf proved holder. Referring now to Fig. 1, the holder is shown as consisting of a metal plate l proy. vided, with twoparallelv Vupturned sides 2 and 3. The plate thus. forms an open shallow box in which a pad 4 of tickets or transfers may be held, the tickets projecting beyond -theforwar'dedge 5 ,ofthe plate and be# Y ing slidable longitudinallyof the shallow box.

Intermediate'the ends 'of vtheholderor box l, the sides` 2 land 3 thereof are formed with upstanding ears in 'which' ya'shaft 7 is mounted. n

Pivotally mounted upon the shaft 7 is a plate 8 provided with a forwardly extending element 9 having a tearing-ofil edge l0 and a rearwardly extending portion at an elevation spaced from the upper surface of the pad 4 and provided with a recess. l2 for the hand or finger of the operator. A coil spring 13 is mounted on the shaft 7 and formed into Appiicauon mea February 1o,-192'7. serial No. 167,147.

scribed and particularly pointed out inthe s of this extended yrearwardly from the held spring being shaft7 yand in inwardlyv stamped lugs 14 formed -from the sides 2 and 3 of the plate 1. By depressing the rearward portion l1, the plate 8 is lifted slightly away from the surface of the pad, thus relieving the: pressure thereon and allowing the pad to be slipped ylongitudinally of the holder to lbrin any desired portion yor marking beneath t e tearing-off edgelO. ,v The plate 9 is Yprovided with 'upfturned ing a tearing-0Hl orwar'clly over the edge 10 and is in substantially the same horilof the edge 10 so constructed inv any suitable way to be provided with a slightpressure holding it inany position in which it is placed along the shaft and in position against the uppermost ticket.

eferring now to Fig. 4, th the transfer itself along its 'other margin withl the names of the car lines or routes on which the transfer is to beused.k When the transfers are issued to the conductors, the month of the year and the line on which they are to be used is indicated by appropriate punches in the two marinal portions. The other half of the transer carries along either margin, in this case the left margin, numbers running-.from l to 12 and indicating the'hours oflthe day or night while ltransversely of the "ticket I are printed at spaced intervals,l the numbers 115, and y 45 indicating the quarter y' hours.

ticket maybe lined longitudinally' into quarters or otherwise marked so thata suitable forming ofthe torn-,olf 'edge ofthe ticket" opposite one of such columns of numbers will indicate'the quarter hour while f site to the appropriate designationiof the..

yversely ofthe holder-*in the-.manner indicated. v u Y Y l lever adjacent "said edge, :at rodifcarried the point at which the ticket is torn off will in the torn edge of thetransferftv'ill lie oppoquarter hour and thus both thehoiir. and the quarter hour Will bennarked `automatically' yon the torn-olf ticket Without any further.

attention bythe conductor after the "pad'ha's' first been ad] usted longitudinally in the held-l,

er and the pointerl 1,8 has been adjusted trans'- Thepresent holder'provides a .sinipleanc extremely economical. device for .receiving .fand holding pad of transfers and'also provides-ineans for conveniently markingtrana fers for the hours for-Which .they are :goed which is doneautoinaticallyas the transfers are torni-rom the stubs.VV i .f j

- Y Other `modes Dfapplying the principle of my; yinvention lmay be employed*y instead :o the one explained, change beinginadeasire- Igards. the mechanism herein disclosed; prog vided. the means stated by any of .the `folloWing yclaiins j or:r the 1 equivalent* of: such .statedfmeans .beemployedgwfl V I rtherefore'.particularly point outr and. distinctlyolaiin 'as my. invention :1-

. .4.. .1.- In'a device ofi-the. class'lescribed,athe

lcombination of a plate adapted. .to :receive Viafpad. of tickets,a projectionextending upf Wardlyifrom: each 'sideof said plate. inter;-

' :mediate its'ends,ja .pin carried'by said pro.-

onea'endfsof :said Alever;iliaving 5 a j'ections,wa lever,` anpair .of ears projecting 'upwardly from. said klever lintermediate'zits ends, .said/*ears beingv mounted on said pin, Width. at least asgreat las that'of saidpp'ad, yand .means urging said v:lever end into. engagement .With Said pag. Y.

2. Inv a device of 'combination of aplate adapted to receive La -pad of tickets,a projection extending., up?. lwardly lfrom each. side of. saidaplate. inter-z, mediate its ends, a pin carriedl by said projections, alever., apairsof ears projecting upwardly Vfroinsaid lever intermediate 'its ends, said `ear's",;being. mounted on said pin,

one endof said lever havingawidth atleast as great as that of `said-pad,.,andbeingjpr y videdvith atearingedge, and -ineans urging saidedg'e linto engageinentvvith said pad@ f l.13.,1na device of .the class, des'cribedV the combination of asplate adapted toreceivea pad oftickets, afprojection ,extending up Wardly Vfrom -eachside of. said plate interf mediate Aits ends, a pin carried byv said Aprojections, aV lever,

upwardly from' saidV lever. intermediate its ends,;said earsbeingmounted onfsaid pin,` f, ,v Y vQneeild 0f Said leverhaving' aiviwdthat least I'y i, i 1;

apair ofqears projecting I pad .of -ticketsfa pin carried.byfsaid plate andextending transversely thereof above the Y surfacefof said plate, a lever, a pair of ears '75 j f 'projectingiipivardly"from said leverintermediate its ends,'said ears being inounted'on "'s'a'id'pin, one end of said lever having a` Width,at'leastjaslgreat as that of saidpad and beingprovidediwith a tearing edgeka 80 pairE of: ears -,proj eating upwardly. froin said said .-ears,v -meansfslidablyf carried... by said n rod andiprojecting beyond saidfiedgagand means urging ,Saidedge into engagenie said pad. f '5'. In. a device vrof. the L class zidescribech; ,the .combination lof ,a plate .adapted toflreceivea Npad of ticl ets,.a pinftarriedibysaid'plate f and-.extending transverselytliereof above ,the fg@ 'j surface of sail ,.pl'ate, ,agleveraapair of ears projectingiiprvardlylfroin Said lever inter- .mediateit'sf ends,zs aid earsbeing Amounted onl fsaid pin,l one-end Vofsaidsliwerhaving a' Width` .at least. lasggreat1 .as :thatl of said pad and. being provided with faf,.teaitiiigiedge, means carried byr said lever 'adjacentisai'd vedgesaid ineens.being'inovahletransversely of said levery and proj acting .beyond said edge,v and nieansV urging said edge into engagement .vvthsaidpad;` p 1 1.6. Inadevce of thefblass deserbed',.;t1ie combhationof a plate adapted'ta receive. a pad of tickets, apin carried by. y'said plate and lextendingtransversely.thereofahovegthesiir- -11'05 .face Vof, saidplafe, a lever; a pair 0fears',pro-y jeotingupfWa-rdly "from said lever intern'ae'-v Ada; its endS,.Sad )earsebeingsinounted,on said pim. 011eend... 0f Said l; lever; having ,a Width at least as great as thatgoffsaidpad a'nndpbeing provided vvwith a, `tearing edge, a .pair @fears prei'etne. upwardlyfrom-sad levergadiacent; .said-@dad .1 -.Qd married-bv Sadiearsa means sldably.Carriedby sad red and pfojetina' beyond. Said edge, .and aQDled,

spragiairl d bysad red, a rerton. Said Sarina bearing 'Ouisad leren teurs@ Said .edge

engagementwithsiaid rash; .Signedsbyf me, .this 31st day ,ef 'Januarly 

